Your menopause journey is your own. But don’t face it alone.
Menopause was a stigmatised hush-hush conversation in generations past, but not so today.
Whether your perimenopause is mild or severe, there are so many options out there.
This is our era of joy & our time to sing. We each deserve to find the solutions that work for us.
My biggest barrier when I was going through peri? Genitourinary dryness. That intimate dryness was what led me to formulate HappyPause™ Balm. Once I alleviated my most severe symptom, everything else became manageable. Yes, there were still Menopausal Meltdown days. Yes, brain fog bites. Yes, those restless 3am wake-ups still occasionally find their way into my bed. But at my core, I’ve got this.
You’ll find your solutions, too.
I created HappyPause™ Balm out of desperation for a plant-based preservative free sensitive skin solution. I had to get my happy back, which HappyPause™ helped me do!
My only regret is that we created it too late. Oh how I wish I had had that ‘aha’ moment when my Mum and my ‘Aunt’ Pat were still alive. Even in post-menopause right up into their eighties they both struggled with ‘vaginitis’ (the 1970s phrase for vaginal atrophication, the thinning of our vaginal tissue as our estrogen levels deplete). I know HappyPause™ would have brought them both comfort.
I dedicate this first batch of HappyPause™ Balm to the many strong inspirational women who came before us and silently struggled with menopause, but most especially I dedicate it to my inspirational Mum who interlocked her fingers to lift up and encourage so many women from the generation below her and to my Aunt Pat who after losing everything always found a way to buy two boxes of tampons in order to donate one to a shelter. Long after menopause she continued to donate pads and tampons to younger women in need.
*Update: Apologies to our thousands of loyal HappyPause™ supporters. Production of HappyPause™came to a close in 2024. We’re still here for menopause advocacy and positive ageing, but had to press pause on product manufacture. Appreciate your understanding and support.
Watch this space for future musings & contemplations like:
- HappyPause’s love affair with DME coconut oil, the crème de la crème of the coconut world
- The Period Project
- Self-Care can rock your world and the world of those around you
- Vaginal Atrophy– it’s a real thing!
- No Shame. Ever.
- Love Your Vulva
Happy Vibes,
Sandy, HappyPause™ Founder
